A visitor wearing a face mask takes a selfie in front of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece 'Mona Lisa' also known as 'La Gioconda' in the Salle des Etats at the Louvre Museum in Paris. AFP
A visitor wearing a face mask takes a selfie in front of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece 'Mona Lisa' also known as 'La Gioconda' in the Salle des Etats at the Louvre Museum in Paris. AFP
The Lyceum Theatre is taped up in the West End of London. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the future of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA
The Lyceum Theatre is taped up in the West End of London. Britain's government has announced a 1.57bn pounds emergency support package to help protect the future of theatres, galleries and museum across the country. Many arts institutions are facing financial difficulty amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. EPA
Several 'mozos' or runners wearing the traditional outfit chant in front of a St Fermin sculpture in Pamplona, northern Spain. The traditional bull-running festival has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. EPA
Several 'mozos' or runners wearing the traditional outfit chant in front of a St Fermin sculpture in Pamplona, northern Spain. The traditional bull-running festival has been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. EPA
Brides wearing their wedding dress hold a flashmob protest against the postponement of their marriages because of the coronavirus-enforced protocols for all religious ceremonies, by the Trevi fountain in Rome. AFP
Brides wearing their wedding dress hold a flashmob protest against the postponement of their marriages because of the coronavirus-enforced protocols for all religious ceremonies, by the Trevi fountain in Rome. AFP
Workers clean lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column on Trafalgar Square in London. Pubs, restaurants, places of worship and other businesses reopened their doors across the UK after more than three months of lockdown following the coronavirus outbreak. EPA
Workers clean lion sculptures at the base of Nelson's Column on Trafalgar Square in London. Pubs, restaurants, places of worship and other businesses reopened their doors across the UK after more than three months of lockdown following the coronavirus outbreak. EPA
A woman stays inside her designated area at a crowded San Lorenzo beach, in Gijon, Asturias, northern Spain, amid the coronavirus pandemic. EPA
A woman stays inside her designated area at a crowded San Lorenzo beach, in Gijon, Asturias, northern Spain, amid the coronavirus pandemic. EPA
A traveller disinfects his hands at a station set up by German state rail carrier Deutsche Bahn at Hauptbahnhof main railway station during the coronavirus pandemic in Berlin. Getty Images
A traveller disinfects his hands at a station set up by German state rail carrier Deutsche Bahn at Hauptbahnhof main railway station during the coronavirus pandemic in Berlin. Getty Images
People have a drink after work while following social-distancing rules imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Stockholm, Sweden. Reuters
People have a drink after work while following social-distancing rules imposed to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease, in Stockholm, Sweden. Reuters
Circus performers of the Association of Circus Proprietors outside Downing Street, London. The association handed a petition to Downing Street asking British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to allow circuses to reopen. EPA
Circus performers of the Association of Circus Proprietors outside Downing Street, London. The association handed a petition to Downing Street asking British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to allow circuses to reopen. EPA

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EU-approved vaccines effective against Delta variant

Medicines regulator says two doses are protective against the Delta strain

Jamie Prentis
Jamie Prentis

July 01, 2021

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The four Covid-19 vaccines approved by the EU offer protection against the Delta variant and other strains of the virus prevalent in Europe, the bloc’s medicines regulator said on Thursday.

The World Health Organisation has said that the highly infectious Delta variant, first detected in India, could be the dominant strain of the virus in Europe by August.

Marco Cavaleri, the head of vaccine strategy at the European Medicines Agency, said the EU body was "aware of concerns caused by the rapid spread of the Delta variant.”

"Right now it seems that the four vaccines approved in the European Union are protecting against all the strains circulating in Europe, including the Delta variant", he said

"Emerging data from real world evidence are showing that two doses of vaccines are protective against the Delta variant."

The Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson shots are approved for use in the bloc.

Mr Cavaleri cautioned that a number of variants had emerged in recent months and called on vaccine manufacturers to check that their products protected against new strains.

"Now there is the so-called Delta Plus variant, which is the Delta variant with an additional mutation in the spike protein, that is also important and we need to check that as well”, he said.

The WHO’s Europe director Hans Kluge said on Thursday that cases had risen in the region by 10 per cent in the past week after two months of decline.

“The three conditions for a new wave of excess hospitalizations and deaths before the autumn are therefore in place: new variants, deficit in vaccine uptake, increased social mixing”, he told reporters.

“There will be a new wave in the WHO European region unless we remain disciplined," he said, adding that it was even more important when there are fewer rules in place to follow. He also urged people to get vaccinated without hesitating.

The WHO’s Europe region is made up of 53 countries and territories, including some in Central Asia.

Around 63 per cent of people in the region are still waiting for their first shot, Mr Kluge said.

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BIGGEST CYBER SECURITY INCIDENTS IN RECENT TIMES

SolarWinds supply chain attack: Came to light in December 2020 but had taken root for several months, compromising major tech companies, governments and its entities

Microsoft Exchange server exploitation: March 2021; attackers used a vulnerability to steal emails

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2.45pm: Handicap Dh80,000 1,800m; Winner: Tailor’s Row, Royston Ffrench, Salem bin Ghadayer.

3.15pm: Handicap Dh85,000 1,600m; Winner: Native Appeal, Adam McLean, Doug Watson.

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Founder: Omar Onsi

Launched: 2018

Employees: 35

Financing stage: Seed round ($12 million)

Investors: B&Y, Phoenician Funds, M1 Group, Shorooq Partners

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Saturday (UAE kick-off times)

Atalanta v Juventus (6pm)

AC Milan v Napoli (9pm)

Torino v Inter Milan (11.45pm)

Sunday

Bologna v Parma (3.30pm)

Sassuolo v Lazio (6pm)

Roma v Brescia (6pm)

Verona v Fiorentina (6pm)

Sampdoria v Udinese (9pm)

Lecce v Cagliari (11.45pm)

Monday

SPAL v Genoa (11.45pm)

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Goalkeepers: Ali Khaseif, Fahad Al Dhanhani, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Adel Al Hosani

Defenders: Bandar Al Ahbabi, Shaheen Abdulrahman, Walid Abbas, Mahmoud Khamis, Mohammed Barghash, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Hassan Al Mahrami, Yousef Jaber, Salem Rashid, Mohammed Al Attas, Alhassan Saleh

Midfielders: Ali Salmeen, Abdullah Ramadan, Abdullah Al Naqbi, Majed Hassan, Yahya Nader, Ahmed Barman, Abdullah Hamad, Khalfan Mubarak, Khalil Al Hammadi, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Harib Abdallah, Mohammed Jumah, Yahya Al Ghassani

Forwards: Fabio De Lima, Caio Canedo, Ali Saleh, Ali Mabkhout, Sebastian Tagliabue, Zayed Al Ameri

Updated: July 01, 2021, 3:18 PM
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